After Action Report - Support the Troops and Their Mission Weekend 2006

Support The Troops and Their Mission Weekend ^ | Wednesday, September 27, 2006 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

EAGLES UP !!!

[pissant]

Great work to all of you. My hats off.

[kristinn]

D.C. Chapter after action mega ping.

[kristinn]

D.C. Chapter after action mega ping.

[buccaneer81]

Bravo, Sir!!

[EDINVA]

God bless you for all you do. I look forward to a time when I can join you again.

DC FReepers and FRiends are the best !

[Apple Blossom]

It's support from across the country that keeps our spirits up.

We were thinking about all of you. You were missed, but were present in our hearts!

[trooprally]

Some additional pics to supplement the video on the previously linked thread.

[WVNan]

Believe me, Kristinn, I know the frustration of trying to get people to do things. You announce, you advertise, you plead, you try to motivate, and in spite of all that people will find other things to do, and after the chore/event they will invariably turn up saying, "If I had known you were doing this I would have been there to help." Grrrrrrrr.

If there had been any possible way for me to be there, I would have been there. I was so hoping for Jim to have a large crowd. I'm happy about our FR rating as #2 conservative political website though. Thank you and all the Freepers who did the hard work. We appreciate you and love you. Eagles up!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Larry Schweikart – co-author of Patriots History of the United States; Kevin Martin - Project 21; veteran, USN; Diana Irey - Washington County Commissioner, Pennsylvania; Nikki Mendicino - POW/MIA activist; Frank Schaeffer – co-author of AWOL, author Faith of Our Sons-a Father's Wartime Diary; Ray Davis - Military Families Voice of Victory; taped remarks by Mark Levin, talk radio host; Capt. Larry Bailey, USN Ret. – Vets for the Truth; Wes Vernon - Accuracy in Media; Mychal Massie - National Chairman, Project 21; Evan Sayet - Writer/Entertainer; Becky Davis - Military Families Voice of Victory; Leo Flood, father of son who served in Iraq and Afghanistan; Richard August - father of Capt. Matthew J. August, KIA 1/27/04, Iraq; reading of letter from Nancy Hecker, mother of U.S. Army Maj. William Hecker, KIA 1/05/06, Iraq; Richard Linn, father of LCpl. Karl R. Linn, KIA 1/26/05, Iraq; Tribute to the fallen - Mansions of the Lord; closing remarks.

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About thirty Freepers joined JimRob at the FR 10th anniversary dinner: Doctor Raoul, Exit148; NCPAC, 3D-Joy, Just a Nobody, tgslTakoma, sonoftgsl, TBP, Christopher Lincoln, olgaesq01, nutmeg, zelig, armymarinemom, armymarinedad, Synchro, Mr. and Mrs. Trooprally, concretebob, Blueblade, Leofl, Gunsareok, bmwcyle, appleblossom and daughters, stand watie, Albion Wilde, TFroatz, Fraxinus, JoyjoyfromNJ, myself and whoever I’ve missed.

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Impressive list! Thanks for being out in the REAL world and standing up for our troops.

[W04Man]

Bump!
I was not exactly incognito at this event, including a small donation:

PS, Diana Irey gave a great speech: See the Video on Google

[BykrBayb]

Thanks for the ping, Tonk.

8mmMauser and T'wit, get over here.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"If there had been any possible way for me to be there, I would have been there. I was so hoping for Jim to have a large crowd. I'm happy about our FR rating as #2 conservative political website though. Thank you and all the Freepers who did the hard work. We appreciate you and love you. Eagles up!"

Why I was not in DC

I've volunteered and supported the US Coast Guard,
each and every week, without missing a single week since Oct 2001,
by actually training and doing their job on base,
including (but not limited to)
radio watch standing, updating crew training records
and commercial and recreational vessel exams. LINK for Coast Guard Auxiliary AUXDATA
Click on Flotilla 01 (next to Div 5)
for Member Activities & Hours
Dec 2005 : I now have 3000 volunteer hours of documented
Coast Guard Auxiliary service since Oct 2001 Dec 2005 : I'm Top Auxiliary (2005) CFVE (Commercial Fishing Vessel Examiner)
in # of exams AND hours in all of Dist 13 (OR, WA, MT, ID) U.S.C.G Auxiliary Fishing Vessel Safety Division
I am 1 of 150 CFVE's (Commercial Fishing Vessel Examiner)
trained and certified by the US Coast Guard
nationwide out of 36,208 Auxiliary members.
I am 1 of 8 CFVE's
out of 1,964 Auxiliary members in Dist 13 (WA, OR, ID, MT).

[jazusamo]

My thanks to everyone there and for your AAR. Great job!

[Taxman]

Taxman Bravo Zulu! to all who made the events possible.

[Taxman]

Thank you! I sure did miss being there with you!

[Angelwood]

Thanks for the great photos of the rally. That flag on stage is really beautiful! Thanks to all who were able to attend and thanks to all who donated time and resources.

[Jerez2]

Thank you, Kristinn. God bless you.
What you do is amazing.
Just... thanks.
BTTT

[DollyCali]

Wonderful report Kristinn... and thanks to all who made it a priority & were able to attend.

(God knows how I tried to be with you)

I guess I must express frustration that some many LOCAL & not too far away folks did not participate.. but it is like so many things in life.. lotsa talk & no action from many. The obvious absence of the silent majority?

Good report & so many good speakers at rally.. and LS.. I really wanted to be there there & cheer you on.

[nutmeg]

Wonderful after action report (as always), Kristinn! It was an honor to participate on Saturday, although we sure wish we could've taken more time off and been there on Friday, particularly for the Walter Reed FReep. We'll make it on a Friday one of these days...

THANK YOU again for all of your hard work in organizing this amazing weekend. As others here have mentioned, we continue to be amazed at all you and the DC Chapter accomplish.

EAGLES UP !!!

nutmeg & zelig